1888-09-07 — Page 4

Commercial.

TO-DAY.

THE SHARE MARKET.

5 o'clock.

STATION.

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Toklo

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1888.

STEAMERS EXPECTED IN HONGKONG.

7th September, 1888.–At 10 am.

For Shanghai. Per Kutsang, on Sunday, the 9th instant, at 9.00 A.M.

For Port Darwin, Thursday Island, -Cook town, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Mel- bourne, &-Per Delcomyn, on Monday, the roth instant, at 3.30 P.M.

STRÁMERS,

FROM.

Glenlyon

Khiva....

London Bombay.....

Djemnah

Marseilles....

Liverpool

Taisang Abyssinia

Calcutta

Vancouver

;ihanghai merak

..fartle..........

"The barometer hat (a len in Shanghai and rim in Haiphong Fine but cloudy and warm weather prowalla,

- Karodie; rotunel to, level of the wen in biches, tothe and benredchs, Temperature in the shade in degree, Yahu renhaltum/lty in permessings' of sanaation, tha burakilty of ad matrasted with moleture boldg 100, a—Direction of the wind in two polets, s—Frece nổ the wind, according ta Beaufort scale, 6--Slate of the weather, & Blue sky,z Datachad

There is very little to report to-day, the ki.......... absence from the Rialto of a large number of operators, who are engaged in the Jewish New Year festivities, › making business unusually quiet. A few Docks have been done at 34. and this stock is very firm. Sales of China and Manilas have been arranged at 115 and 116, and further shares are wanted atthe latter figüro. Luzons have been placed at 68 for cash and "also at 6g for October and 7 for the end of the year. There are further buyers. on the terms last quoted. Transfers of the Tonquin Mining Co.'s scrip at 60 per cent, premium have been arranged and additional shares are asked for at thatrate.. Cruickshank & Co.'s shares are reported to have changed hands at 20 per cent. premium. Nothing else has come under our observation.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-153 per cent.

premium, sellers.

Union Insurance Society of Canton-$90 per

share sellers..

'China Traders' Insurance Company-$68) per

share, ex. div., buyers.

North China Insurance-Tis. 285 per share,

buyers.

Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$95 per

share, buyers.

Yangisze Insurance Association-Tls. 8o per.

share, sellers.

Chinese Tosurance Company-$175 per share,

buyers.

On' Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. 150,

*per share,

Hongkong Fire Lusurance Company -$345 per

share, sellers.

China Fire Insurance Company-378 per share,

*sellers...

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock, Company, 34

*5*4 cent; prouiuró, sales and buyers. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.

$246) per share, sellers.

China and Manila Steam Ship Company-116

per share, sales and buyers. Hongkong Gas Company-$135 per share, sellers. Hongkong Hnel Company,-$175 per share,

sellers.

Inn-China

Steam Navigation Company,` Limited-20 per cent.dis, sellers. Douglas Steamship Company-$60 per share,,

selfery,

Chian Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$187

per share, buyers.

Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-368

per share, sales and sellers,

Hongkong Ice Company-$78 per share, sellers. Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited,

-$80 per share.

Hongkong, Dairy Farm Co., Limited-$13 per

Share, sellers.

""

A. S. Watson & Co., Limited-100 per cent.

premium, ex, div., sellers.

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 A-2 per cent.

wemium.

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 B-5 per cent.

premium.

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C—g per cent.

premium, buye̟.5.

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1886 E-11 per cent.

• premium,

Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company,

Limited-$75 per slinre, sellers.

Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company-35

per share, nominal.

Punjom and Sunghie Dua Samantan Mining Co.

-$14) per share, sellers.

Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown

Company-6.1 per cent. premium, sellers. Tonquin Coal Mining Co.-60 percent. premium,

sales and buyers.

The Hongkong High-Level Tramway Co.,

Limited-325 per cent, premium, sellers,

The East Borneo Planting Co., Limited-350

per share, sales and buyers. Cruickshank.&Co. Ld.,-$60 per share, sales.

EXCHANGE.

ON LONDON.-Blank; T. T.

3/01

Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight.../of

ON PARIS-

Bank Hills, on demand

Bank Bills, nt 30 days' sight

3/4

Credits at 4 months' sight........

Documentary Bills, at 4 months"..."

sight fo

Bank Hills, on demand,

Credits, at 4 months' sight

3.90

ON INDIA, T.T....

2236

On Demand..

.224

ON SHANGHAL-

Bank, T. T

721

Private, 30 days' sight .....................................729

OPIUM MARKET-THIS DAY.

NEW MALWA, per pica.......................................................... $550 (Allowance, Tacis 3210 64).

OLD, MALWA, per picul .......................

$550

(Allowance, Taels 32 to 88). New PATNA, (without choice) per chest $4988 to |

$501 NEW PATNA, (bottom) per chest.................. OLD PATNA, (without choice) per chest... $505

to 517 NEW BENARES, (without choice) per chest $4831

to $491 NEW BENARES, (bottom) per chest.....$499

to $4951 NEW PERSIAN (best quality) per picu!...... $640 OLD PERSIAN (best quality) per picul..... $600 OLD PERSIAN (second quality) per picul... $550 to $575

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

(From Meri Falconer & Co.'s Regimee).

Today. Barometer-great-ala

Barometer Pan, umuman

fiammeter-439 8. comar

'Thannameler ~2) ATT

Theron ert p..

Thema meter-a p.m.

"Thermometer a‚m. (Wet bulk)

Thennimeter pm.

Vet bulb)

Thermaptera n.m. (Wer bulb)

Thermometerstestreitag? åndbar of Themometer-Minitrua (over night) -

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL.

REGISTER.

6th September, 1888,-At 4 p.m.

Wind

STATION

stock

14.TO 66

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W. Doveste,

Hongkong Observatory, 7th September, 1888,

MAILS EXPECTED.

THE FRENCH MAIL.

The M. M. steamer Djemnak, with the French mail of the 11th August, left Singapore on the th instant, at 5 a.m., and may be expected here na or about the 11th.,

THE INDIAN MAIL.

The Indo-China S. N. Co.'s steamer Tai- sang, from Calcutta, left Singapore on the 6th instant, and is expected here on the rath.

THE CANADIAN MAIL

The Canadian Pacific steamer Abyssinia, with the next Canadian mail, left Vancouver for Yokohama and this port on the 28th August.

STEAMERS EXPECTED.

The Glen 'line steamer Gienlyan, from Lon- lan, left Singapore on the 1st instant, and is expected here on the 8th.

The P. & O. S. Co.'s steamer Khiva, from tambay; left Singapore on the 3rd instant, and is expected here on or about the gth.

The Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Achilles from Liverpool, left Singapore on the 5th instant, and is expected here on the 11th

Shipping.

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ARRIVALS.

FREJE, Danish steamer, 307, C. A. Lund, 6th Sept.,-Haiphong 3rd Sept., General-Arn. hell, Karberg & Co...

CITY OF PEKING, American steamer, 5,075, W.

D. Seabury, 7th Sept.,-San Francisco 11th August, and Yokohama 1st Sept., Mails and General.-P. M. S. S. Ca

TETARTOS, German steamer, 1.573, T. Petersen,

7th Sept.-Newcastle, N.S.W., Coals. Er, Schellhass & Co.

PEKING, British steamer, 954, G. Heuermann, 7th Sept-Whampoa 7th Sept,, General — Siemssen & Co.

H

SHIN SHENG, Chinese steamer, 735, R. Andrew,

7th Sept.-Haiphong 5th Sept., Machinery, -Russell & Co.

DELCOMYN, British steamer, 1,183, "F. Ekins,

7th Sept.-Foochow 4th Sept., General- Gibb, Livingston & Co. ANTON, German steamer, 396, E. Acteboe, 7th

Sept.-Pakhai 4th Sept, and Hoihow 6th, General-Wieler & Co.

*CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE. Devenhurst, Dutch steamer, for Singapore. Duke of Buckingham, British steamer, for

Saigon, &c.

Diamante, British steamer, for Amoy,

Mike Maru, Japanese steamer, for Kutchirotzu. Aline, German steamer, for Hoihow, Picciola, German steamer, for Chefoo."

DEPARTURES.

September 6, Provincia, British steamer, for

Saigon.

September 6, Kutsang, British steamer, for

Whampoa.

September 7, Meefoo, Chinese Bleamer, for

Whampoa.

September 7, Fidelio, German steamer, for

Chefoo

September 7, Soechow, British steamer, for

Hoihow, &c.

September 7, Braunschweig, German steamer,

for Shanghai, September 7, General Werder, German str., for

Yokohama.

PASSENGERS-ARRIVED,

Per Frej, stry from Haiphong.-1 European and 27 Chinese.

Per City of Peking, str., from San Francisco, &c.-Brother G. Louis (cabin), and 274 Chinese (steerage),

Per Delromyn, str, from Feochow.-Mr. H. Grimble,

Per Anton,-8k1,, from Pakhoi, &c.—30 Chi-

nese.

DEPARTED, Per General Werder, sit., for Yokohama.- General Consul Schmidt von Leds, Miss Elise Wiegert, Dr. Massun Ikuta, Mr. R. F. Lehmann.

Per Braunschweig, str., for Shanghai.-Mrs. Charles Ackers, Captain L. E. Credner, Mesara, I. W. Richardson and D.. O. Franke.

TO DEPART.

Per Devonkurst, str., for Singapore.-390 Chinese.

Per Duke of Buckingham, str., for Salgon, &c.-486 Chinese.

Per Diamante, str. for Amoy.-70 Chinese. Per Alwine, sir, for Hoihow.-1 European and 80 Chinese.

REPORTS,

A

The Chinese steamship Shin Shang reports that she left Haiphong on the 5th instant. Had fine clear weather and light "north-east winds with rain,

reports that she left San Francisco on the 11th The American mail steamship City of Peking ultimo, and Yokohama on the 1st instant. Had fine weather up to Turnabout; thence to port easterly winds.

The German steamship Telarios reports that she left Newcastle, N.S.W., on the 18th ultimo, During the voyage to China Sea had fine weather with light easterly winds; from there to port had variable wind and fine weather. On the 4th instant, passed a, bark, showing T.Q.M.C., in lat. 13.42 north and long, 119.30 cast.

Post Office.

A MAIL WILL CLOSE For Straits and Bombay. Per Daccan; to- morrow, the 8th instant, at 11.30 A.M.

For Saigon, Singapore, Samarang, and Soura baya. Per Duke of Buckingham, to-morrow, the 8th instant, at 11.30 AM.

For Yokohama, and San Francisco-Per Belgic, to-morrow, the 8th instant, at 230 P.M.

For Bangkok-Per Duburgt, to-morrow, the 8th instant, at 3.30 PM.

For Amoy and Manlia.-Per Diamante, to- marrow, the 8th instanty at 3.30 Pillo

For Shanghai-Per Peking, to-morrow, the 8th instant, at 3.30 P.M. -

For Swator, Amoy, & Foochow.-Per Namon, on Sunday, the gth instant, at 8.30 AM,

For Straits, Colombo, and Bombay-Per Poseidon, on Tuesday, the rith instant, at 11:30 Achilles................

A.M.

For Kobe and Yokohajúa.~~~Per Benarty, on Wednesday, the rath instant, at 11.30 AM.

For Europe, &, India, vif Colombo, and, Calcutta. Per Cathay, on Wednesday, the 12th instant, at 11.00 AM,

SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.

STEAMERS,

ALWINE, German steamer, 400, Samuelsen, 6th Sept.,Pakhai 3rd Sept., and Hoihow 5th,

General-Wieler & Co. BELGIC, British steamer, 2,695, W. H. Walker, 25th August, San Francisco 31st July, and Yokohama 19th August, Mails and General. --0. & 0. S. 5. Co. BENARTY, British steamer, 1,119, Le Boutellier, and Sept. Koh-si-chang 25th August, Rice.-Gibb, Livingston & Co. BENALDER, British steamer, 1,331, R. W. Thomson, 6th Sept., Kobe 29th August, Coal and General-Gibb, Livingston & Co. DECCAN, British steamer, 2,023, P. W. Cass, 1st Sept., Bombay 16th August, and, Sin- gapore 26th, General.-P. & D..S. N, Co. DEVONHURST, Dutch steamer, 1,334, Houthoff, 1st Sept.,--Batavia, vid Singapore_zoth July, General.-Jardine, Matheson & Co. DIAMANTE, British steamer, 514, McCaslin, 6th Sept.-Manila 3rd Sept, General-Russell & Co.

DUBURG, German steamer, 921, C. F. Bertelsen, 4th Sept, Bangkok 28th August, Rice.- Melchers & Co. DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM, British steamer, 2,020, T. C. Burnside, 6th Sept.,-Amoy 5th Sept.,, General-Jardinc, Matheson & Co. FAME, British steamer, 117, A. Stopant-Hong-

kong and Whampoa Dock Co. HAIPHONG, British steamer, 1,122, Harris, 2nd Sept.. Eoochow 30th August, Amoy 31st, tow, 1st Sept., General.-D. Lap-

and Swatow raik & Co.

METAPEDIA, British steamer, 1,454. J. B. Purvis,

4th Sept.-Nagasaki 29th August, Coal, Takasima Colliery Agency.

MIKE MARUT Japanese steamer, 1,080, Pync, 2nd Sept.-Kutchinatzu 28th August, Coal.

Mitsui Bussan Kaishia.

MONGKUT, British steamer, 860, Geo. Anderson,

6th Sept.,Bangkok 31st August, Rice and General Yuen Fat Hong.

DESTINATION.

London

DATE DUX.

September 7th...

September 9th....

September 11th

September 25th

AGENTS.

Jardine, Matheson & Co.

P. & 0, S. N, Co.

September 11th....... Messageries Maritimes,

Butterfield & Swire.

................] September rath ...... Jardine, Matheson & Co.

Adamson, Bell & Co.,

STEAMERS LOADING IN HONGKONG.

VESSELS.

London, &c., via Suez Canal Cathay London, via Suez Canal ... Deucalion.... Marseilles, via Saigon, &c. Oxus........

............Bentarig Bremen, via Ports of Call.. Braunschweig New York, via Suez Canal Moray Trieste, via Straits, &c...... Poseidon

San Francisco, via Y'hama City of Peking San Francisco, vin Yhama Belgic Vancouver, B.C., via A., &c. Parthia..... Sydney and Melbourne. Delcomyn. Straits and Bombay....... Deccan Yokohama, via N'saki, &c. Malwani Sandakan, Kudat, Sc... Memnon Kobe and Yokohama..... Benaity..... Saigon, Singapore, &c...... Duke of Buckinghata Shanghai, Kobe, &c. Djemnah Shanghai

Kutsang Shanghai

Verona Shanghai

Peking. shanghai, via Amay Achilles; Manila, via Amoy... Diamante..... Haiphong Coast Ports. Swatow

Frejr Namoa

Nanshan

Intimations;

IMPAIRED VISION, LAWRENCE & MAYO'S PERFECT PEBBLES,

'Aré clear, cool, & preserving to the Sight" TR. LAWRENCE'S visit to IIONGKONG

NAMGA, British steamer, 363, T. S. Pocock, 6th ML terminate on the 21ST INSTANT.

Sept.-Foochow and Sept., Amoy 3rd, and Swatow 5th, General.-D. Lapraik & Co. NANSHAN, British steamer, Bo5, 1. Blackburn,

5th Sept,Bangkok 28th August, Rice and General-Hop Hing Hong.

PARTHIA, British steamer. 3,039, F. H. Wallace,

17th August-San Francisco, Vancouver, B.C., 1st August, and Yokohama 18th, General. Adamson, Bell & Co.'

PICCIOLA, German steamer, 875, Th. Nissen, 3rd Sept.,Vladivostock 23rd August, and Nagasaki 28th, Timber--Melchers & Co. FILOT FISH, British steamer, 161, A. Stepani.

Hongkong and Whampia Dock Co. POSEIDON, Austro-Hungarian steamer, 2,510, S. Wyersa, 3rd Sept.,Trieste 18th August, and Singapore 29th, General-Austro Hungarian Lloyd's Ś. N. Co.

RED SEA, British steamer, 2,169, Charles Barker, 31st August,-Kobe 23rd August, Rice,--- Captain.

SOOCHÓW, British steamer, 999, Hughes, 6th Sept., Chefoo 1st Sept., General-Butter- field & Swire.

TAIYUAN, British steamer, 1,459, A. Varden, 5th September, Wellington, N.Z., 4th August, Sydney, 14th, Cape Moreton 18th, Sandy Cape 19th, Townsville 21st, Cooktown 22nd, and Thursday Island 25th, General.-But terfield & Swire.

TARTAR, British steamer, 1,601, D. S. Bailey,

5th Sept, Manila and Sept., General. Gibb, Livingston & Co. ZAMBESI, British steamer, 1,563, T. R. Tiddy,

5th Sept.,-Saigon 1st Sept., Rice,Adam 500, Bell & Co,

SAILING VESSELS.

ADOLPH, German bark, 867, E. Westergaard, 5th August-Hamburg 19th April, General

Order.

COMET, German ship, 1,083, Kauppner, 17th July, Cardiff 4th April, Coals-Order. C. C.. CHAPMAN, American ship, 1,600, A. 1. Hickburn, 15th August,Shanghai 16th July, General-Pustau & Co. ERLKORNIO, Chinese bark,457, Opium Examina-

tion hulk, Stonecutters Island.-Chinese Customs.

ESCORT, American bark, 636, R. G. Waterhouse,

15th July,Iloilo 3rd July, General-Ghi |

Dere.

HONGKONG HOTEL (Room 20),

Hongkong, 1st September, 1888.

CONSULTATION FREE.

SPECTACLES BLINDNESS. ties of sight are frequently too long disregarded The symptoms indicating failure or irregulari- the aid demanded by nature is withheld until and either from ignorance or feeling of diffidence,

serious mischief has been caused to the sight, often resulting in blindness.

The following patients out of many hundreds have sent unsolicited acknowledgments of the benefit they have derived from the use of our Pebble Spectacles :-

The Earl & Countess Lindsay, Queen's Gate, London, S.W.

Lady Kemball, 79 Queen's Gate, London, S.W. Lady Emily Digby, Coventry, England.

AGENTS.-

DATE OF LEAVING.

Sept, rath, at noon. Tomorrow.

P. & O. S. N. Co... Butterfield & Swire... Gibb, Livingston & Co. Sept. 13th, at 4 p.m. Messageries Maritimes. Sept. 13th, at noon. Melchers & Co. Sept. 37th, at xo a.m. Austro-Hung, Lloyd's Co. Sept. 11th, at noon.

Adamson, Bell & Co... Today,

Pacific Mail S..S. Co.... Sept. 18th, at 3 p.m. O. & O. S. S. Co........ Tomorrow, at 3. p.m. Adamson, Bell & Co... Tomorrow, at 3 p.m.. Gibb, Livingston & Co. Sept. 1oth, at 4 pm. P. & D. 5. N. Co....... Tomorrow, at noon. Butterfield & Swire...... September 14th. P. & O. S. N. Co.... About Sept. 16th. Jardine, Matheson &Co. Tomorrow, at noon. Gibb, Livingston & Co.. September 11th, Messageries Maritimes. About Sept. 12th. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Sept. 9th, at noon. P. & O. S. N. Co... Siemssen & Co... Butterfield & Swire...... Russell & Co.

Quick despatch. To-morrow, at 4 p.m. September 13th. Tomorrow, at 4 pm.

Arnhold, Karberg & Co. Sept. roth, daylight. Douglas Lapraik & Co.. Sept. 9th, at 9 a.m. Hop Hing Hong Tomorrow, at noon.

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Sept.,-Bangkok 24th August, Wood.-

3 & 4 HARE STREET, Calcutta. 22 RAMPART ROW, Bombay. CHS. J. GAUPP & CO., HRONOMETER, WATCH, and CLOCK

MAKERS, JEWELLERS, SILVER-

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- Chinese. HATTIE E TAPLEY, British bark, 907, J, McCon- nachy, 5th Sept-Sandakan 15th August, Timber Gibb-Livingston & Co. HEI-CHEONG, British bark, 320, T. C. Thomsen,

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JOHN NICHOLSON, British bark, 685, W. Quino, 8th July, London 1st March, General,- Melcher & Co.

LUCIA, British bark, 640, Wood, 5th August

Freemantle (W. Australia) 11th July, San- dalwood.Order. 1.

NYL GHAU, British ship, 1,252, W. B. Butler,

1st August,Samarang 20th July, Balinst. ENGINEERS LAUNCH

WHAMPOA.

HEVER, German steamer, 388, B. Detlefsen, 31st August,-Newchwang a5th August, Heans-Siemssen & Co.

KUTSANG, British steamer, 1,495, Slexuar, 5th Sept.,-Swatow 4th Sept, General-far- dine, Matheson &'Co. ··

MERFOO, Chinese steamer, 1,338, Lunt, 6th

Sept, Shanghai and Sept, and Swatow 6th, General-C. M. S. N. Co.

RIVER'STEAMERS.

Fatsban, British steamer. 2,360, S. W. Goggin. -Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co..

Hankow, British steamer, 2,235, Lloyd-

Butterfield & Swire. Ho-nam, Britishsteamer, 1,377, G.R.Lefavour..

Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co. Kiw-kiang, British steamer, 617, W. E. Clarke

Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Klung-chow, British steamer, 159: Melver,

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Pasig Chinese steamer, 284, J. W.- Stavers.—

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Kiang-ping, Chinese steamer, 360, Holmes.

China Merchants S. N. Co.

Powan, British steamer, 1890, J. P. Hoyland, Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Stem-boat

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